A Visit to Hudson, New York
If you love visiting charming neighborhoods or shopping for antiques, I encourage you to make a stop in the picturesque city of Hudson, New York.
Hudson is located along the river of the same name, just two-hours north of New York City. Warren Street, the central thoroughfare in Hudson, is filled with dozens of antique shops featuring some of the best in period furniture, decor, and art. Last weekend, I decided to make the short drive up to Hudson for a little antiquing - it was a fabulous way to spend a cold winter day.
Here are some photos.
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- I was first attracted by these simple, convex mirrors in the window of The Locust Tree on Warren Street. They were beautiful and about 12-inches in diameter. http://thelocusttree.com/
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- I went inside to see the two mirrors that caught my eye – they were handmade by a contemporary glass artist in England. The smaller ones had silver leaf. I admired them all.
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- The Locust Tree also has these very pretty Indian baskets – I love baskets and have a large collection of my own at my Bedford, New York farm. In fact, some of you may recall, I built a small house just to store some of my many, many baskets.
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- I also looked at the antique plant stands and framed botanicals. The charming shop was full of things I would have bought – if I didn’t already have them.
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- In Naga North Antiques, I loved these contemporary lamps. They appealed to me even more when I noticed that this one was one of a pair… http://nagaantiques.com/
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- …And this other one had the lamp at a different length. If I was decorating a contemporary space, these lamps would be great finds.
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- I was astonished by the high prices for anything Asian, such as these Japanese flower arranging baskets. Naga is a leading dealer of fine furniture, decorative objects, and Japanese pieces including an inventory of more than 350 Japanese screens. I also have quite a few Asian baskets like these in my collection.
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- All the stores I visited were loaded with beautiful things – mirrors, bed frames, tables and chairs. This shop is called Theron Ware – also on Warren Street. https://www.theronwarehudson.com/
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- I loved this tea table with its marble top. It needs some refinishing, but it was so pretty – I almost bought it.
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- When I entered Red Chair on Warren, there was so much to see, I felt like I was walking into my own house with all the glass and White Ware. http://www.redchair-antiques.com/
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- I loved this thick continental French White Ware bowl. It was one of my favorite pieces on the shelf.
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- And I admired this case of coin silver – these pieces would also be loved by our Millennials who are very fond of unembellished coin silver – Generation X seems to prefer stainless steel. It is very interesting to learn what kind of pieces are favored by different generations.
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- I saw a couple of very nice, soft cow hides, but did not buy either of them.
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- Inside Neven + Neven Moderne, I saw lots of Paul McCobb desks and chairs – these pieces were in great condition. http://www.nevenmoderne.com/
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- There was also a vintage Electrolux vacuum – it pays to always take good care of the appliances you have at home. I have several of these vacuums and they all still work very well.
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- Inside this Warren Street store are new pieces – catering to the trend for irregular plates and bowls, tumblers and mugs, instead of cups and goblets with stems.
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- Nowadays, napkins are more casual, even left un-ironed.
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- I also stepped into Regan & Smith Antiques. On the far right, look closely, this shop uses windows as transparent room dividers and screens – very clever. http://www.reganandsmith.com/
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- This is a sample tub and sink for sale.
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- This chair appealed to me as well, with its decorative shell-like back. It was very well made.
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- Here is the seat of the chair – it was a very nice piece.
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- And I loved these “orange trees”. These pieces were recently auctioned from an estate. They look similar to the metal trees that I sell on QVC. https://qvc.co/2GBWPfE
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- These frames were in another store – there was so much to see. I did not purchase anything on this day, but I learned a lot as I always do. If you’re ever in this area of New York, stop by Hudson – you will enjoy it.
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- After antiquing in Hudson, we drove west, where I was meeting friends for dinner. This water and ice leads to the Beaverkill River, which is a tributary of the East Branch Delaware River.
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- Some parts were completely frozen – several people were even ice climbing.
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- I took several photos of the flowing water and frozen falls. The weather here in the Northeast has been so erratic – we have snow and ice one day and then lots of melting and temperatures in the 40s and 50s the next.
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- This is a view of the Pepacton Reservoir, also known as the Downsville Reservoir or the Downsville Dam.
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- The views are spectacular – it was such a clear afternoon, but very cold – the water was frozen.
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- Unfortunately, while driving, our car got stuck in a snow drift on a deserted road – about 10-miles from civilization. My longtime driver, Carlos, and I, along with my four dogs, were rescued by the Colchester, New York Police – here we all are in the back seat. It was very snug, but the dogs kept us warm.
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- Thank you to the Colchester Police officers who rescued us and to George, the tow truck operator who came and got our car out. It was quite an experience, but we are fine, and I still made it to dinner.
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